A novel cecropin B-derived peptide with antibacterial and potential anti-inflammatory properties

Cecropins, originally found in insects, are a group of cationic antimicrobial peptides. Most cecropins have an amphipathic N-terminal segment and a largely hydrophobic C-terminal segment, and normally form a helix-hinge-helix structure. In this study, we developed the novel 32-residue cecropin-like...

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Main Authors: Jiarong Wang, Kun Ma, Maosen Ruan, Yujuan Wang, Yan Li, Yu V. Fu, Yonghong Song, Hongbin Sun, Junfeng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5369.pdf